HEENT COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

HEENT COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+

◍ What is HEENT?.
Answer: head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
◍ What does HEENT include?.
Answer: • Skull, hair, face• Eyes, ears, nose• Mouth, oropharynx• Muscles
& lymph nodes of neck
◍ What methods of inspection are used to assess HEENT?.
Answer: - Inspection- Palpation
◍ What are abnormal findings of the head?.
Answer: • Cysts, injury, wounds, tenderness, loss of hair, infestation
◍ What are normal findings of the face?.
Answer: • Symmetrical, voluntary movements • Expression
◍ What are abnormal findings of the face?.
Answer: • Asymmetrical • Edema• Expressionless (mask-like)(some
medications cause swelling of the face that may look normal if you've never
seen the patient.)
◍ What are normal findings of the neck?.
Answer: • Symmetrical• Non-palpable lymph nodes
◍ What are abnormal findings of the neck?.
Answer: • Swelling, head tilted to one side• Enlarged palpable lymph nodes
(feel like ball bearings)
◍ Lymph nodes in the neck.
Answer: cervical lymph nodes